The leader of the opposition says that people who hold sexus views and who are miloginous are not appropriate for high office. When we do something good, in other words, sometimes we then, on occasion, give ourselves permission to do something bad. There's an idea that i think helps in the phenomenon of elizabeth thompson and julia gillard. It's called moral licensing. Its a fairly new concept in social psychology. Here's the official definition, of moral licensing. Past good deeds can liberate individuals to engage in behaviors that are immoral, unethical or otherwise problematic,. behaviours that they would otherwise avoid for fear of feeling or appearing immoral.
In the late 19th century, a painting titled The Roll Call, by a virtually unknown artist, took England by storm. But after that brilliant first effort, the artist all but disappeared. Why? And what does The Roll Call tell us about the fate of those first through the door?
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